Mystery of media owner's death

Wednesday 11 July 2012 02.15 EDT
First published on Wednesday 11 July 2012 02.15 EDT

An investigation is being held into how the owner of a Nepalese radio station, Santosh Gupta, met his death four days ago (7 July) in the Indian village of Misraulia in the state of Bihar, which borders Nepal.

There are conflicting reports. The Press Trust of India reported that police said Gupta was run over by a speeding vehicle. But the Himalayan Times said that Gupta was discovered with gunshot wounds.

Taranath Dahal, chairman of the Nepalese press freedom group Freedom Forum, said his organisation is investigating Gupta's death to establish whether it was related to his journalistic activity.